Start the document review conversation with the context attached
Give reviewers a concise document summary and a clear question in a new Canvas conversation.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Create conversation
Sends messages by starting a Canvas conversation or adding to an existing one.
Why this helps
Review requests often arrive without enough context, leading to follow-up messages and delayed decisions.
- Give reviewers a clear request and relevant document details.
- Reduce back and forth to gather basic context.
- Start a focused thread for each review.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Affinda and Canvas once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to start a Canvas conversation for the supplied review request and document summary.
- 4Choose the webhook trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real document and the intended recipients.
Questions about this workflow
How are recipients chosen?
Specify recipients in the webhook data or automation instruction. The listed Canvas action creates a conversation with specified recipients.
Can this follow up in an existing thread?
This package uses the action to create a conversation, which may reuse an existing conversation with matching recipients and scope unless force new is set.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Affinda to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Affinda triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a notification for the Canvas account.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Abort Quiz Report Generation
Cancels quiz report generation or removes a previously generated report.
Create appointment group
Creates an appointment group with schedulable time slots.
Add conversation message
Adds a follow-up message to an existing conversation.
Create an assignment
Creates an assignment in a Canvas course.
Add course to favorites
Adds a course to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust dates for selected students, a group, or a course section.
Add group to favorites
Adds a group to the current user’s favorites; no change occurs if it is already saved.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Affinda and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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